Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 11, 2009
Submitted
July 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20940
Aircraft time
58,997 hours, 36,916 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
591005015
Part serial
4025
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SYS B HYD SYS FAILED INFLT B HYD INDICATED ZERO GAL & PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE BELOW 200 PSI. EVALUATION SHOWS LEAK FROM UPPER RUDDER AREA. F/E NOTED DECREASING "B" SYS QTY & MONITORED QTY & PRESSURE. AS PRESSURE DECREASED, AS SOON AS NR 2 "B" PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER, TURNED OFF BOTH "B" PUMPS. NO LOW PRESSURE LIGHT NOTED ON NR 1 "B" PUMP. CAUSE LIKELY UPPER RUDDER ACTUATOR FAILURE. REMOVED RUDDER POWER UNIT IAW AMM 27-20-141-2. INSTALLED NEW POWER UNIT REF AMM 27-20-141-2. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK WITH ALL 3 ENGS, RUDDER FULL DEFLECTION IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW AMM 27-20-141-2. OPS CK NORMAL.